I'm afraid not. According to the internet, that happened when Chris was at school but I have never ever heard him mention it. I did once ask Will & Jonny about previous bands there were in - I remember one of Will's was called fat Hamster. Pretty sure Guy was also in at least one other band pre-Starfish / Coldplay.

January 29, 2015 / submitted by Mac, New ZealandQ. At the end of the DVD Live 2012, after the credits, an audio clip of Chris is heard. He is talking about how great it would be if chocolate buttons were good for you. Was this impromptu or staged, and was it done just for the film or was it recorded earlier?

Nothing about that was scripted, planned or staged in advance. That's not to say it was intended for the film but as you can imagine, a lot of footage was shot and with the cameras rolling, all sorts of stuff was captured.
Luckily for you, I happen to know how the chocolate buttons clip came about as told by the director, Paul Dugdale.
"We did the interviews all over the world. A couple were in London, we did some more in Chicago, and some at the bakery at their HQ in London. We were just sat there, and he had some Buttons, and then we finished, and then he just had one. There was no method to that bit, that just happened."

January 28, 2015 / submitted by Tom , United States of AmericaQ. I stumbled across a video from 2005 in Toronto of an acoustic session of Chris and Jonny for the radio station The Edge. In it a man said he was being charged with a felony for blocking the sidewalk without a permit. Could you elaborate or explain what happened that day?

If memory serves me correctly, when the guys played at The Edge, so many people turned up that the pavement became inaccessible - that was what the felony related to. I seem to recall the studio had a glass front so people outside could see in and the crowd didn't move once the first few were let in to the session.
Oh and as if by magic, I found the video clip of it.

January 13, 2015 / submitted by Ethan, United States of AmericaQ. Hello Oracle!
Happy belated New Year to you:)
I was wondering, when Chris records his vocal parts does he play along with an instrument? Or does he sing them with the music playing behind him?
Thanks so much, hope you have a wonderful day!
Ethan :)

These days, it's actually not all that common to record a band playing all together, rarer that a vocalist would sing along with an instrument. It's usual to record via multitracking part by part and then to layer up. The drums & bass first followed by guitar... the vocals are almost always after the main instruments are down.
That said, Coldplay have recorded as a band (still with vocals and overdubs added after) - a lot of Mylo Xyloto was recorded in the big space at The Beehive.

January 7, 2015 / submitted by Sarah , United KingdomQ. Hey Oracle,
I know that Chris writes most of his music in the middle of the night. How does he function with such little sleep? He's always so energized and upbeat!
Cheers,
Sarah

Chris' sister once told me that not getting much sleep runs in the family. Not everyone needs 7 or 8 hours a night - I do! They do say that geniuses don't sleep much. Prince doesn't either but neither did Margaret Thatcher but then again, I don't know how many politicians can sleep. Ooh, get me sneaking a little political joke in!

December 16, 2014 / submitted by Chris, United States of AmericaQ. Is this movie actually happening? As a Coldplay/Foo Fighters fan, I would absolutely love it!!

Not so much "happening" as "happened"! This is very old news - going back as far as 2002.
I've answered questions about it before in 2009, 2012 & 2013.

December 16, 2014 / submitted by Dino, SwitzerlandQ. Dear Oracle,
what does it mean that Simon Pegg is godfather to Chris's daughter? I mean, is it like godfather in baptism (sacrament) or something else? Thanks, stay strong and cool, cheers and merry Christmas! D.

Yes, it's exactly that - like in Baptism. Traditionally a godparent (you have a godmother and godmother) agrees to be the guardian of the child in the event of the parent's death. Non-religious people can also appoint someone in a similar role. It's usually someone close to the parent & child in a position of valued friendship & trust who holds shared values.
It's definitely not like The Godfather.

December 10, 2014 / submitted by Eric, United States of AmericaQ. When recording Lost+ did Chris help write Jay Z's rap?

Yes. One particularly overlooked duet was with Ron Sexmith on the lovely Gold In Them Hills. Chris sings the second verse.

Aside from this duet, Chris has also collaborated with quite a few artists contributing to varying degrees with songwriting, playing and singing. Some of his original vocals that were recorded didn't end up on the final cuts. For example, there were different versions of Nelly Furtado's All Good Things that Chris co-wrote and performed on.
Chris also originally sang the backing vocals on The Streets' Dry Your Eyes but due to a label issue, he was totally replaced.